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Shiels handed touchline ban

Kilmarnock manager Dean Shiels has been handed a two-match ban following remarks he made about a referee.

Last Updated: 23/06/12 3:24pm

Kenny Shiels: Sanctioned by the Scottish Football Association

Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels has been handed a two-match ban following remarks he made about a referee.

One of those games is suspended until the end of the 2012/13 campaign.

The punishment was handed down following a meeting of the Scottish Football Association's Judicial Panel at Hampden on Friday.

The Rugby Park boss is deemed to have breached Rule 68, which relates to criticism of match officials 'in such a way as to indicate bias or incompetence on the part of such match official or make remarks about such match official(s) which impinge on his character'.

The punishment is a result of comments Shiels made following a meeting between Celtic and St Johnstone in April.

However, the judicial panel deemed there had been no breach of Rule 69 and therefore no sanctions would apply in terms of that complaint.

Rule 69 stipulates: "No club, official, Team Official, other member of Team Staff or player shall make public comments relating to a referee who has been appointed to a match involving the club of the official, Team Official, other member of Team Staff or player at any time prior to the relevant match."